A-Team refers to the card combination AT (Ace/Ten). The term is a reference to the world-famous television series, "The A-Team"

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A

Ace

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Ace

Ace - A playing card. In a standard deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card. Aces may have either the lowest value or the highest value of all cards in a suit, depending on the game.

Ace - A playing card. In a standard deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card. Aces may have either the lowest value or the highest value of all cards in a suit, depending on the game.

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A-Team

A-Team refers to the card combination AT (Ace/Ten). The term is a reference to the world-famous television series, "The A-Team"

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Aces Full

A poker hand with a full house consisting of three aces and another pair. This hand will beat all other full houses.

A poker hand with a full house consisting of three aces and another pair. This hand will beat all other full houses.

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Ace

Ace - A playing card. In a standard deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card. Aces may have either the lowest value or the highest value of all cards in a suit, depending on the game.

BLNT - Abbreviation for 'better luck next time' - used often in poker chats

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Bluff

A bluff is a classic and popular poker move. It involves, for example, pretending to have a very strong hand to force one's opponents to fold and throw away their cards. If, however, the other players do not fall for the bluff, chances to win the pot at the showdown are slim at best. It is also called bluff if one has a strong and competitive hand but signals the opposite to the other players.

A bluff is a classic and popular poker move. It involves, for example, pretending to have a very strong hand to force one's opponents to fold and throw away their cards. If, however, the other players do not fall for the bluff, chances to win the pot at the showdown are slim at best. It is also called bluff if one has a strong and competitive hand but signals the opposite to the other players.

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Blocky

Blocky - Starting hand combination made up of a Six (6) and Three(3).

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Board

Board - All the community cards in a hold'em game - the flop, turn, and river cards together.

Board - All the community cards in a hold'em game - the flop, turn, and river cards together.

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Bluff

A bluff is a classic and popular poker move. It involves, for example, pretending to have a very strong hand to force one's opponents to fold and throw away their cards. If, however, the other players do not fall for the bluff, chances to win the pot at the showdown are slim at best. It is also called bluff if one has a strong and competitive hand but signals the opposite to the other players.

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Board Cards

Board Cards - Cards that can be used by all players in community card games.

Bullets - Term used to refer to the starting hand combination AA, also known as 'American Airlines'

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Bubble

Bubble - The last finishing position in a poker tournament before entering the payout structure.

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Burn Card

Burn card - a playing card dealt from the top of a deck, and discarded ('burned'). Burn cards are almost always placed face down next to the discard pile without being revealed to the players as a security against any player recognizing or glimpsing the next card to be used on the board.

Burn card - a playing card dealt from the top of a deck, and discarded ('burned'). Burn cards are almost always placed face down next to the discard pile without being revealed to the players as a security against any player recognizing or glimpsing the next card to be used on the board.

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Bullets

Bullets - Term used to refer to the starting hand combination AA, also known as 'American Airlines'

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Button

Button - A marker that signifies the dealer's position. The player with the button receives the last card dealt in a round.

Button - A marker that signifies the dealer's position. The player with the button receives the last card dealt in a round.

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Burn Card

Burn card - a playing card dealt from the top of a deck, and discarded ('burned'). Burn cards are almost always placed face down next to the discard pile without being revealed to the players as a security against any player recognizing or glimpsing the next card to be used on the board.

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Buy-in

Buy-in - An amount of money paid by players to enter a poker tournament. Often shown as two numbers, such as $100+9, meaning that it costs a total of $109 to enter the tournament with $100 going into the prize pool and $9 going to the house.

Buy-in - An amount of money paid by players to enter a poker tournament. Often shown as two numbers, such as $100+9, meaning that it costs a total of $109 to enter the tournament with $100 going into the prize pool and $9 going to the house.

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Button

Button - A marker that signifies the dealer's position. The player with the button receives the last card dealt in a round.

Buy-in - An amount of money paid by players to enter a poker tournament. Often shown as two numbers, such as $100+9, meaning that it costs a total of $109 to enter the tournament with $100 going into the prize pool and $9 going to the house.

Computer Hand - The term given to the starting cards Q7, the mathematical "average" starting hand.

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Counterfeit

Counterfeit - In community card games, a player or hand is said to be counterfeited when a community card does not change the value of his or her hand, but makes it more likely that an opponent will beat it.

Counterfeit - In community card games, a player or hand is said to be counterfeited when a community card does not change the value of his or her hand, but makes it more likely that an opponent will beat it.

Counterfeit - In community card games, a player or hand is said to be counterfeited when a community card does not change the value of his or her hand, but makes it more likely that an opponent will beat it.

Equity - An estimation of a players expected share of the current pot, based on the total pot value and the chances the player has of winning it (depending on his or her cards and the number of other players).

Equity - An estimation of a players expected share of the current pot, based on the total pot value and the chances the player has of winning it (depending on his or her cards and the number of other players).

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EPT

EPT - See European Poker Tour

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European Poker Tour

European Poker Tour - a series of televised poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour (WPT).

European Poker Tour - a series of televised poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour (WPT).

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Equity

Equity - An estimation of a players expected share of the current pot, based on the total pot value and the chances the player has of winning it (depending on his or her cards and the number of other players).

Expected Value - Expected value is the return (positive or negative) a player may expect on a wager.

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EV

EV - See 'expected value'

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Exposed Card

Exposed Card - A card whose face has been deliberately or accidentally revealed to players who normally should not have seen it during game play. Some online card rooms have this function built-in as well.

Exposed Card - A card whose face has been deliberately or accidentally revealed to players who normally should not have seen it during game play. Some online card rooms have this function built-in as well.

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Expected Value

Expected Value - Expected value is the return (positive or negative) a player may expect on a wager.

Exposed Card - A card whose face has been deliberately or accidentally revealed to players who normally should not have seen it during game play. Some online card rooms have this function built-in as well.

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Face Card

Face Card - In a deck of cards, the term face card is used to describe any card that depicts a person.

Flat Tire - The pocket cards J-4, originates from the similarity to the question "What is a jack for (four)?" The answer to being "a flat tire."

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Floorman

Floorman - An employee at a cardroom who seats new players and overseas the games taking place. A floorman's duties also include enforcing poker rules and settling disputes. The term floorperson is also common.

Floorman - An employee at a cardroom who seats new players and overseas the games taking place. A floorman's duties also include enforcing poker rules and settling disputes. The term floorperson is also common.

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FLH

FLH - Abbreviation for fixed limit holdem

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Flop

Flop - The first three community cards in games such as Texas Hold'em or Omaha

Flop - The first three community cards in games such as Texas Hold'em or Omaha

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Floorman

Floorman - An employee at a cardroom who seats new players and overseas the games taking place. A floorman's duties also include enforcing poker rules and settling disputes. The term floorperson is also common.

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Flush

Flush - A very powerful hand in which all 5 cards are of the same colour. Should there be more than one Flush in a hand the player with the higher personal card is the winner. Special variations of the Flush are the Straight Flush and the Royal Flush.

Flush - A very powerful hand in which all 5 cards are of the same colour. Should there be more than one Flush in a hand the player with the higher personal card is the winner. Special variations of the Flush are the Straight Flush and the Royal Flush.

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Flop

Flop - The first three community cards in games such as Texas Hold'em or Omaha

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Flush Draw

Flush Draw - When a player has four cards in his or her hand of the same suit and hopes to draw a fifth to complete the hand and make a flush.

Flush Draw - When a player has four cards in his or her hand of the same suit and hopes to draw a fifth to complete the hand and make a flush.

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Flush

Flush - A very powerful hand in which all 5 cards are of the same colour. Should there be more than one Flush in a hand the player with the higher personal card is the winner. Special variations of the Flush are the Straight Flush and the Royal Flush.

Freerolls - poker tournaments that do not require the players to pay a buy-in fee to participate. Those kind of tourneys are particularly popular in online poker and are an effective means to win over new customers and turn play money players into real money players.

Freerolls - poker tournaments that do not require the players to pay a buy-in fee to participate. Those kind of tourneys are particularly popular in online poker and are an effective means to win over new customers and turn play money players into real money players.

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Fourth Street

Fourth Street - The fourth card dealt to the board in community card games (see 'turn').

Freerolls - poker tournaments that do not require the players to pay a buy-in fee to participate. Those kind of tourneys are particularly popular in online poker and are an effective means to win over new customers and turn play money players into real money players.

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FTP

FTP - This abbreviation refers to Full Tilt Poker, one of the most popular poker rooms online.

Gay Waiter - A starting hand consisting of a Queen and Three (a queen with a 'tray')

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German Virgin

German Virgin - The poker starting cards 99 (pocket nines). The origin of this nickname is said to be the following story: 'What does a virgin say when you are trying to get into her pants? "No. No." Now what does a virgin from Germany say? "Nein. Nein!" This would sound like "Nine. Nine."'

German Virgin - The poker starting cards 99 (pocket nines). The origin of this nickname is said to be the following story: 'What does a virgin say when you are trying to get into her pants? "No. No." Now what does a virgin from Germany say? "Nein. Nein!" This would sound like "Nine. Nine."'

German Virgin - The poker starting cards 99 (pocket nines). The origin of this nickname is said to be the following story: 'What does a virgin say when you are trying to get into her pants? "No. No." Now what does a virgin from Germany say? "Nein. Nein!" This would sound like "Nine. Nine."'

Half Bet Rule - A rule enforced in some casinos that placing chips equal to or greater than half the normal bet amount beyond the amount required to call constitutes a commitment to raise the normal amount.

Half Bet Rule - A rule enforced in some casinos that placing chips equal to or greater than half the normal bet amount beyond the amount required to call constitutes a commitment to raise the normal amount.

Half Bet Rule - A rule enforced in some casinos that placing chips equal to or greater than half the normal bet amount beyond the amount required to call constitutes a commitment to raise the normal amount.

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Hand

A hand refers to all the cards in the possession of a particular player. It can also mean an entire dealing of the cards to all players.

In the Money - Having reached a point in a poker tournament to be guaranteed a part of the prize money. This varies according to the size of the particular tournament and can mean playing at the final table or just being on of the last players eliminated.

In the Money - Having reached a point in a poker tournament to be guaranteed a part of the prize money. This varies according to the size of the particular tournament and can mean playing at the final table or just being on of the last players eliminated.

In the Money - Having reached a point in a poker tournament to be guaranteed a part of the prize money. This varies according to the size of the particular tournament and can mean playing at the final table or just being on of the last players eliminated.

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IYKWIM

IYKWIM - Abbreviation for 'if you know what I mean' - used often in poker chats

A low roller is player that only gambles for small stakes. The opposite of which is a high roller.

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Longshot

A longshot is a term used to refer to either a hand or a bet that has a very low probability of winning.

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Low Spade in the Hole

Low spade in the hole is a poker variation normally only played in private, home games. It is a form of seven card stud where the pot is divided between the holdest of the lowest spade in the hole and the holder of the highest hand.

Low spade in the hole is a poker variation normally only played in private, home games. It is a form of seven card stud where the pot is divided between the holdest of the lowest spade in the hole and the holder of the highest hand.

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Low Roller

A low roller is player that only gambles for small stakes. The opposite of which is a high roller.

Low spade in the hole is a poker variation normally only played in private, home games. It is a form of seven card stud where the pot is divided between the holdest of the lowest spade in the hole and the holder of the highest hand.

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LTNS

LTNS - Abbreviation for 'long time not seen' - used often in poker chats

Micro-Limits - Games with stakes so small that they couldn't be dealt in a real cardroom and thus exist only at online poker sites. Games with limits between $0.25 and $ 0.50 and below could be called "micro-limit" games.

Micro-Limits - Games with stakes so small that they couldn't be dealt in a real cardroom and thus exist only at online poker sites. Games with limits between $0.25 and $ 0.50 and below could be called "micro-limit" games.

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Marriage

Marriage - Nickname for the pre-flop poker hand K-Q

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Middle Position

Middle Position - In respect to the order in which players are seated around a poker table, players who do not act first or last are in middle positions

Middle Position - In respect to the order in which players are seated around a poker table, players who do not act first or last are in middle positions

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Micro-Limits

Micro-Limits - Games with stakes so small that they couldn't be dealt in a real cardroom and thus exist only at online poker sites. Games with limits between $0.25 and $ 0.50 and below could be called "micro-limit" games.

Omaha Hi-Lo - A variation of Omaha in which each player makes a separate five-card high hand and five-card ace-to-five low hand, with the pot being split between the high and low (which may be the same player).

Omaha Hi-Lo - A variation of Omaha in which each player makes a separate five-card high hand and five-card ace-to-five low hand, with the pot being split between the high and low (which may be the same player).

Omaha Hi-Lo - A variation of Omaha in which each player makes a separate five-card high hand and five-card ace-to-five low hand, with the pot being split between the high and low (which may be the same player).

Pot - the sum of money that players wager during a hand or game. Most likely derived from the word "jackpot".

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Post

Post - To make the required forced bet in games played with blinds rather than antes

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Pot Limit

Pot Limit - In a pot-limit poker game, no player can raise more than the size of the total pot, which includes the starting pot, previous action in the current betting round and a call from the player making the raise.

Pot Limit - In a pot-limit poker game, no player can raise more than the size of the total pot, which includes the starting pot, previous action in the current betting round and a call from the player making the raise.

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Pot

Pot - the sum of money that players wager during a hand or game. Most likely derived from the word "jackpot".

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Pot Limit Omaha

Pot Limit Omaha - A popular variation in Europe and in high-stakes "mixed games" played in some American rooms combining a pot limit stake structure with the game of Omaha.

Pot Limit Omaha - A popular variation in Europe and in high-stakes "mixed games" played in some American rooms combining a pot limit stake structure with the game of Omaha.

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Pot Limit

Pot Limit - In a pot-limit poker game, no player can raise more than the size of the total pot, which includes the starting pot, previous action in the current betting round and a call from the player making the raise.

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Pot-Committed

Pot-Committed - A situation in which a player is essentially forced to stay in a hand because the size of the pot is so large compared to the size of his or her stack.

Rebuy - An option for a player to buy back into a tournament after they have lost all their chips. This is only offered in certain tournaments.

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Return On Investment

Return on Investment - The amount of money or chips that a particular action in poker has generated or will generate over time and that is in excess of a player's own contributions ("expectation minus investment"). Return on investment is expressed as a percentage of the player's contribution.

Return on Investment - The amount of money or chips that a particular action in poker has generated or will generate over time and that is in excess of a player's own contributions ("expectation minus investment"). Return on investment is expressed as a percentage of the player's contribution.

Return on Investment - The amount of money or chips that a particular action in poker has generated or will generate over time and that is in excess of a player's own contributions ("expectation minus investment"). Return on investment is expressed as a percentage of the player's contribution.

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River

The river is the 5th and last one of the so called community cards in flop games. Sometimes the river is also referred to as "fifth street".

TPTK - Abbreviation for 'Top Pair Top Kicker' - used often in poker chats

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Turn

Turn - The turn card or fourth street, in poker, is the fourth of five cards dealt to the board, constituting one face-up community card that each of the players in the game can use to make up their final hand.

Turn - The turn card or fourth street, in poker, is the fourth of five cards dealt to the board, constituting one face-up community card that each of the players in the game can use to make up their final hand.

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Trips

Trips - Three of a kind.

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TV Table

TV Table - A poker table broadcast on television. Most often the table is part of a live tournament.

TV Table - A poker table broadcast on television. Most often the table is part of a live tournament.

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Turn

Turn - The turn card or fourth street, in poker, is the fourth of five cards dealt to the board, constituting one face-up community card that each of the players in the game can use to make up their final hand.

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Two Fat Ladies

Two Fat Ladies - A term used to refer to the poker hand combination made up of two Eights (88)

UTG+1 - 'Under the Gun + 1' or the second position to the left of the big blind. See also: 'Under the Gun'

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Value Bet

Value Bet - A poker strategy in which a player makes a bet and wants it to be called (as opposed to a bluff or protection bet). This is done in the hopes of increasing the pot value when a player believes his or her hand will win the hand.

Value Bet - A poker strategy in which a player makes a bet and wants it to be called (as opposed to a bluff or protection bet). This is done in the hopes of increasing the pot value when a player believes his or her hand will win the hand.

Value Bet - A poker strategy in which a player makes a bet and wants it to be called (as opposed to a bluff or protection bet). This is done in the hopes of increasing the pot value when a player believes his or her hand will win the hand.